Akazaki Formation
Akazaki Formation Stratigraphic range: Coniacian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
The Akazaki Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Kyushu, Japan.
Fossils[]
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1] A tillodont specimen similar to Trogosus was described from this unit by Miyata (2007).[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes[]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Kazunori Miyata. (2007). New Material of Asian Trogosus (Tillodontia, Mammalia) from the Akasaki Formation, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27(1), 176-188. Retrieved March 3, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/4524676
References[]
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Japan
- Coniacian Stage
- Geologic formation stubs
- Japan geography stubs